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2009-09-01 Olde Tyme Religion

Preacher's Moses story controversial in Egypt

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "Why would Moses have called upon Egyptians to join his faith? I'm confused"

because about the biggest difference between Judaism and Islam, which are both austere monotheism with a commmitment to a religious law that weaves together the religious and the secular, is that Islam believes in proselytizing the world, and Judaism believes in living apart as a holy nation. Muslims beleive Moses was an early muslim prophet - presumably this preacher is saying that, on the surface Moses (as a muslim) should have been more focused on the conversion of Egypt than on the escape of the Jews.

Im not sure, but he may be saying that its less important to convert Mubarak (to democracy? to Islam?) than it is to escape from Mubaraks rule.

You could see how that would be controversial. That, incidentally, he reminds folks that the (preMedina, and indeed, pre Christ) Jews are good guys in Islam, would seem to contoversial only to the most bigoted Egyptians. But there seems to be no shortage of such bigots in Egypt.

Fred - of course, from the religious POV, Egypt is the LAST place Jews should live - Jeremiah, IIRC, specifically warned against fleeing there after the babylonian conquest - partly thats due to the story of Exodus - dont go back to the land you were specifically delivered from - it was also political - Egypt had been aligned with Assyria - to flee to Egypt was to make common cause with the faction in Judea that most feared the Babylonians, but had been okay with the Assyrians - the Assyrians and their attempt to make themselves, not God, the center of Judean loyalty, were particularly hateful to the prophets. Whereas the Babylonian conquest was a divine punishment, to be borne.

Posted by liberal hawk 2009-09-01 15:06|| 2009-09-01 15:06|| Front Page Top

#2 fwiw

there are many, many references to Moses (Musa) in the Koran

the first bunch are in chapt 2 (dealing with the giving of the 10 commandments and other experiences in the desert)

chapter 28 of the koran deals with (among other things) Moses in Egypt; much of it is from the bible but also there is a lot taken from post biblical midrash

Posted by lord garth 2009-09-01 15:17|| 2009-09-01 15:17|| Front Page Top

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